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Printed/Published Work Korean(한국어)

모랫말 아이들

About the Original Works

Original Title
모랫말 아이들
Title Romanization
Moraenmal aideul
English Title (Printed)
-
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Poetry > 21st century poetry

Author
Hwang Sok-yong
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2001
Publisher
MUNHAKDONGNE Publishing group
ISBN
8982813543
The Series
그림책이 참 좋아 ; 008
Main Characters
Sunam, people of Moraenmal
Subject/Theme
Post-war Seoul, harsh reality, solidarity of the poor

About the Author

  • Hwang Sok-yong
  • Birth : 1943 ~ -
  • Occupation : Novelist
  • First Name : Sok-yong
  • Family Name : Hwang
  • Korean Name : 황석영
  • ISNI : 0000000121322250
  • Works : 133
Plot

Sunam is a boy who lives in at Moraenmal by the Han River. He finds humanity in the way poor and needy people do not give up on life despite their miserable reality.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • English(English)
  • Korean(한국어)

This is a novel by Hwang Sok-yong, published in 2001. Set on the banks of the Han River in Seoul in the days immediately after the Korean War, the story revolves around the poor yet warm and kind people, centered on the protagonist.

2001년에 출간된 황석영의 장편소설이다. 한국전쟁 직후 서울의 한강변을 배경으로 가난하지만 따뜻했던 사람들의 이야기를 주인공을 중심으로 전달한다.

Translated Books1

  • Japanese(日本語) Book
    モレ村の子どもたち
    Hwang Sok-yong et al / ファン・ソギョン / 2019 / KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Korean Poetry > 21st century poetry
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